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# AI Assistant {#start}

-   *Extension key:* ai_assistant
-   *Package name:* madj2k/ai-assistant
-   *Namespace:* Madj2kAiAssistant
-   *License:* GPL-2.0-or-later
-   *TYPO3:* TYPO3 v13 LTS

AI Assistant provides configurable AI assistants for TYPO3. It combines assistant
profiles, individually configurable processing pipelines, indexing of TYPO3 and
external content, vector-based retrieval and traceable answer generation.

The documentation is intended for two main audiences:

-   editors, administrators and integrators who configure assistants and data
    sources in TYPO3;
-   developers who extend the assistant, indexing, connection and pipeline systems.

-   [Introduction](Introduction/Index.html#introduction-1)
    -   [About AI Assistant](Introduction/About.html#about-ai-assistant)
    -   [Core concepts](Introduction/Concepts.html#core-concepts)
    -   [Architecture overview](Introduction/ArchitectureOverview.html#architecture-overview-1)
    -   [Glossary](Introduction/Glossary.html#glossary-1)
-   [User guide](UserGuide/Index.html#user-guide-1)
    -   [Quick start](UserGuide/QuickStart.html#quick-start-1)
    -   [Creating assistants](UserGuide/CreatingAssistants.html#creating-assistants-1)
    -   [Understanding pipelines](UserGuide/UnderstandingPipelines.html#understanding-pipelines-1)
    -   [Working with sources](UserGuide/WorkingWithSources.html#working-with-sources-1)
    -   [Retrieval and context](UserGuide/RetrievalAndContext.html#retrieval-and-context-1)
    -   [Managing indexers](UserGuide/ManagingIndexer.html#managing-indexers)
    -   [Connection management](UserGuide/ConnectionManagement.html#connection-management-1)
    -   [Logging and debugging](UserGuide/LoggingAndDebugging.html#logging-and-debugging-1)
    -   [Best practices](UserGuide/BestPractices.html#best-practices-1)
-   [Administration](Administration/Index.html#administration-1)
    -   [Installation](Administration/Installation.html#installation-1)
    -   [Upgrade](Administration/Upgrade.html#upgrade-1)
    -   [Configuration](Administration/Configuration.html#configuration-1)
    -   [Console commands](Administration/Commands.html#console-commands)
    -   [Backend module](Administration/BackendModule.html#backend-module-1)
    -   [AI connections](Administration/AiConnections.html#ai-connections-1)
    -   [Vector store connections](Administration/VectorStoreConnections.html#vector-store-connections-1)
    -   [Collections](Administration/Collections.html#collections-1)
    -   [Security](Administration/Security.html#security-1)
    -   [Troubleshooting](Administration/Troubleshooting.html#troubleshooting-1)
-   [Integrators](Integrators/Index.html#integrators-1)
    -   [Assistant profiles](Integrators/AssistantProfiles.html#assistant-profiles-1)
    -   [Chat configuration](Integrators/ChatConfiguration.html#chat-configuration-1)
    -   [Site settings](Integrators/SiteSettings.html#site-settings-1)
    -   [Vue frontend integration](Integrators/VueFrontend.html#vue-frontend-integration)
    -   [Pipeline steps](Integrators/PipelineSteps.html#pipeline-steps-1)
    -   [Retrieval configuration](Integrators/RetrievalConfiguration.html#retrieval-configuration-1)
    -   [Context optimization](Integrators/ContextOptimization.html#context-optimization-1)
    -   [Answer generation](Integrators/AnswerGeneration.html#answer-generation-1)
    -   [Quality gates](Integrators/QualityGates.html#quality-gates-1)
    -   [Metadata handling](Integrators/MetadataHandling.html#metadata-handling-1)
    -   [Source attribution](Integrators/SourceAttribution.html#source-attribution-1)
    -   [Default configurations](Integrators/DefaultConfigurations.html#default-configurations-1)
-   [Developers](Developers/Index.html#developers-1)
    -   [Architecture](Developers/Architecture/Index.html#architecture)
    -   [Registries](Developers/Registries/Index.html#registries-1)
    -   [Extending AI Assistant](Developers/Extending/Index.html#extending-ai-assistant)
    -   [Data model](Developers/DataModel/Index.html#data-model-1)
    -   [Roadmap](Developers/Roadmap/Index.html#roadmap-1)
-   [Appendix](Appendix/Index.html#appendix-1)
    -   [FAQ](Appendix/FAQ.html#faq-1)
    -   [References](Appendix/References.html#references-1)
    -   [Changelog](Appendix/Changelog.html#changelog-1)